EP2 : The Bear & Dragon Tango

Alarm bells are ringing in the Indian establishment as all-weather friend Russia drifts towards China. Will the Beijing-Moscow axis endanger India’s security interests?

Alarm bells are ringing in the Indian establishment as all-weather friend Russia drifts towards China. Will the Beijing-Moscow axis endanger India’s security interests?

India’s calibrated approach of putting its interests first and staying away from warring blocs has been acknowledged by world powers. Why the world is wooing India.

Since the sanctions prompted by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, India's crude import from Russia has risen almost ten-fold in dollar terms. Long-term growth requires the two nations to expand trade ties to include services, big tech, and infra investments.